{ phase III – Produce }

The 2012 Wedding Threesome v2.0 contest was about to come to a close and Mary had the top secret final judging criteria safely in tow to be delivered to Rick and Jay. She needed to get the Threesome together before 11:59 p.m. when the final Phase III production submissions were due. Could she make it in time??

Hurriedly, Mary said goodbye to her trusty pup-sidekick, Ella, and set off to race against the clock on the long journey ahead of her.

After what seemed like forever waiting for her top-secret train, after her super-long walk to their top-secret location, and with a secret password and knock to get her inside, the Wedding Threesome was finally reunited. A couple of Sol’s and some Mexican grub were a sneaky decoy for what was really going on….. the final deliberations for Phase III W3 contest judgment.

And while the last four competing couples submitted their productions, Rick and Mary wasted some time taking silly self-portraits in beer-sponsored mirrors (while Jay looked on and shook his head with disappointment).

FINALLY the time had come! The final submissions had been posted, the links had been sent, and it was time to check out the competition!! For fear of being discovered in their top-secret cantina, the Wedding Threesome moved to one of their usual spots – the scene of numerous previous Threesome crimes. They laughed together, cried together, and couldn’t rip themselves away from the incredible productions that played out before them.

With Phase III officially closed, with all four couples having done such an incredible job on their submissions, but with only one winner to be awarded, it’s time to announce our final judging criteria!

{ the Criteria }

These following elements MUST be included in each submission to be considered for final selection:

- Who -

The Wedding Threesome (Mary, Rick, and Jay)

The Bride and Groom

The Maid of Honour and Best Man

A second bride

- What -

A wedding cake

A family pet

Wedding rings (or some creative alternative)

A skeleton key

- Where -

The morning-of

The ceremony

The reception

The honeymoon night

W3 Productions did not need to be filmed using fancy equipment. Films had to include Opening Credits, Closing Credits, and a super-fabulous storyline that would make the world want to see the winning couples’ ACTUAL wedding day as captured, captivated, and coordinated by US! Couples were instructed to get creative. We were looking for something creative, unique, and entertaining. We wanted to see submissions that would make us go “Awww!”, that would make us “LOL” and that would make us look at eachother and exclaim something to the effect of – “Holy $&%* – that was awesome!”.

{ the Judging }

The winning couple will be selected via points. Here’s the breakdown:

1) For every 10 views that the Production gets on YouTube, the Bride and Groom get 1 point. (So, 184 views = 18 points. 297 views = 30 points, etc).

2) Mary, Rick, and Jay, will secretly vote for their favourite Production by assigning them a ranking of 1st place (10 points), 2nd place (8 points), 3rd place (6 points) and 4th place (4 points).

3) Last year’s Wedding Threesome winners, Brenda and Kris, will each submit their secret rankings, as will Jenn + Ned – last year’s runner-up Threesome winners.

4) Finally, Rick, Jay and Mary will select three secret judges to provide their final scores according to the same ranking system.

Between YouTube views, and rankings as scored by 10 separate judges, final scores will be compared and the winners will be announced to the world on Monday, June 11th!

Good luck to each of our couples!

We can’t wait to meet our winners!

Oh… and here are some fun Behind The Scenes shots from our day today. Clearly, we have too much fun doing what we do! (with a special Thanks going out to Instagram for giving us that extra BTS edge)

{ … the end is near! }

Can you taste the victory?!

The Wedding Threesome team could not be more excited about the neck-in-neck contest that we have on our hands here. Each of the final four couples has made us fall in love with them a hundred times over with goofy photos, sincere stories, and some crazy-creative ideas!! If you missed any of their wild blog antics, be sure to check out the links here and take a peek! And now that it’s finally upon us….. here are the much-anticipated details for Phase III of the 2012 Wedding Threesome contest.

{ Phase III :: PRODUCE }

In Phases I and II of this year’s W3 v2.0 Contest, our brides and grooms have been asked to Pimp (which they did!), Press (which they did!) and now… Produce!

As explained in our official W3 v.2.0 launch post, PRODUCE will be our last and final stretch of our $10,000 contest giveaway, and this Phase, Boys and Girls, will be putting you to the test!

Now that all of US have had the chance to learn about all of YOU (and your families, friends, and stories) we want to see it live! If we’re going to be a part of your big day on camera and in film, then we’re looking for a sneak peek.

{ the Details }

Each couple participating in Phase III of the W3 contest must produce a video of their wedding day. ALL the following elements must be included in order to be considered complete submissions.

- Who -

This is a list of people that must be cast in your video, introduced to the viewers, and incorporated into the majority of your script.

1) Your Wedding Threesome (Rick, Jay, and Mary)

2) Your Maid of Honour and Best Man

3) You two, starring as … well…. yourselves <3

and 4) a Second Bride (insert ominous music here)

- What -

This is a list of things that must be incorporated into your video (the more creative, the better!)

1) A wedding cake

2) A family pet

3) Your wedding rings (or some creative alternative)

and 4) a skeleton key (replay ominous music)

- Where -

This a list of places that must be captured in your video and be somewhat related to your actual wedding day details.

1) The morning-of

2) The Ceremony

3) The Reception

and 4) your Honeymoon Night (Cue: ominous music)

W3 Productions do not need to be filmed using fancy equipment. Cell phone cameras will do just fine! Your film must include Opening Credits, Closing Credits, and a super-fabulous storyline that will make the world want to see your ACTUAL wedding day as captured, captivated, and coordinated by US! Note: get creative (for example, you don’t have to use your actual spaces). We’re just looking for something creative, unique, and entertaining – and we promise that this will help in how the final winner will be chosen! (hint hint)

Videos must be posted to Vimeo or YouTube no later than Thursday, May 31st at 11:59 p.m. – PLEASE keep in mind that upload times with a video of this length may be much longer than with typical short clips. Late submissions will not be considered for final judging.

{ W3 v2.0 Phase II Contest Update }

{ the Story }

For the past few weeks, our Wedding Threesome team has had the incredible opportunity to follow the lives of four amazing couples competing to win our $10,000 Wedding Threesome contest. In exchange for a wedding package that includes Cinema, Photography, and Planning / Coordination, Jenn and Max, Loretta and Jackson, Erin and Aaron, and Jaime and Chris have been keeping blogs that we asked them to create so we could learn a bit more about them. As we’ve followed these couples around and learned about their love stories, wedding plans, musical stylings, and extracurricular involvements, we couldn’t help but fall in love with each one of them.

From proposals that gave us goosebumps to “meeting” wedding parties that we knew would make the Wedding Day an absolutely unforgettable experience, Phase II for us really was about learning the behind-the-scenes of two people we’re about to embark on a new wedding journey with!

Our Couples’ blog links were showcased on the main page of the WeddingGirl website for the past couple of weeks and we’ve even gotten feedback from random contest followers pointing out particular posts and entries. People would contact through the site and place random “votes” for videos they watched, photos they saw, or stories they read. This is how fabulous these four couples have proven to be!! (if you’re just reading this now and would like to visit some of these fantastic blogs, you can find all the links here!)

{ the Verdict }

After much deliberation and review, our Threesome Team has decided that we simply can not narrow down to only three couples from Phase II. All four love-teams have worked so hard, continued to surprise us, and we would consider ourselves lucky to be a part of any one of these Happily Ever Afters!

On that note, the verdict is in and it’s official….. Phase III of the 2012 Wedding Threesome contest is going to have four couples – Erin + Aaron, Jaime + Chris, Jennifer + Max, and Loretta + Jackson! We are so unbelievably impressed by all your efforts and regardless of whether you blogged the most or the least, frequently or not, whether you had the most visitors or not as many, we want to invite you to follow us one step closer to your Wedding Day Threesome!

{ One More Thing… }

Before we go ahead and give you guys your official golden ticket into Phase III, we are looking for one final blog post from you. We want to know what it’s been like to keep these blogs for the past few weeks! We know how much time and effort all of you have put into this project but we want to hear from you on what the experience has been like…. and be honest! Was it time consuming and monotonous? Was it exciting and encouraging? Did you learn anything about yourselves? You’ve captured your past, present, and future in a single spot, and shared it with the world – what are your afterthoughts??

{ the Afterthoughts }

Your Afterthoughts blogs must be posted by Sunday, April 22nd at 11:59 p.m. and all the details you need to know for Phase III will be posted for you on Monday, April 23rd! (Hint: It’s very possible that your Afterthoughts might come in handy for Phase III.. but that’s all we can say!)

Last week we excitedly announced our Phase I Wedding Threesome contest winners and gave them instructions for participating in Phase II. We introduced our successful contestants to all of you and this past week, they’ve been taking us on a whirlwind tour of their lives via blog posts. We’ve read and seen who they are, what they do, why they’re in love, and why we should pick them for our $10,000 Wedding Threesome prize of planning + photo + cinema! We’ve loved getting to know them better, and hopefully you do too! (we may or may not be asking for your input on who we should choose in the very near future! *hint hint*)

Here are the details of our Fab Four….

{ Jenn + Max }

You can find Jenn and Max’s Wedding Threesome blog here. So far we’ve 1) seen what will happen to Max if they don’t win this contest. 2) met their super cute pup, Loki, and 3) learned about their complementary nerdiness and Frenchiness. Love it!

{ Erin-Squared }

Erin and Aaron are now affectionately known as Erin-squared. You can find Erin and Erin’s Wedding Threesome blog here and read about their stay-cations, hear about the tune of their marriage proposal, and see a count-down to their Big Day! There’s also the ago-old debate about hip-hop vs. soccer. They may need you to help them settle this one!

{ Loretta + Jackson }

And finally, we have a ‘Couple of Nuts’ – Loretta and Jackson’s blog. Loretta and Jackson’s blog boasts some awesome Love-Story Coles Notes, family interviews (“bloggy-style threesome action” – according to Jackson), baby lambs, and even a sneak attack (we had to feature it!)

{ Mandatory Post }

Now that you’ve had a chance to take a peek into the worlds of our Fab Four, make sure to let them know they have a mandatory blog post coming up! All Wedding Threesome contestants must create an “All About Our Wedding Party” blog post, complete with anything and everything they can come up with to make it fun + exciting! We want to learn about who their main peeps are, why they were chosen, and how they’ll help make the wedding day one for the books! All Wedding Party blog posts must be posted by 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012. Any contestants without a Wedding Party post at this time will be out of the running toward becoming Rick + Mary + Jay’s next Wedding Day Threesome.

March 17, 2012

The results are in!

The official results are in and a huge Wedding Threesome congratulations goes out to the following couples who successfully PIMP-ed at least 100 of their nearest and dearest on Facebook and made it through to Phase II of our 2012 Wedding Threesome contest! Here’s an OFFICIAL introduction to this years’ competitors!

{ Erin + Aaron }

{ Jaime + Chris }

{ Jennifer + Max }

{ Loretta + Jackson }

All four of these couples showed all kinds of creativity, dedication, enthusiasm and commitment throughout the Phase I process, and we’re certain that now that they’ve been officially promoted to Phase II, their Facebook friends will finally take a breath of relief from all the wall-spamming! (…. or will they??)

{ Phase II :: PRESS }

In Phase II of this year’s W3 v2.0 Contest, our brides and grooms are taking their love to press. WordPress, that is!

As explained in our official Phase II launch post these guys will be creating a WordPress blog and helping all of us get to know all of them! (but keeping in mind that their fellow competitors will have access to their blogs too!)

With their initial instructions listed, and their secret passwords mailed out, we’re anxiously awaiting the blog bio introductions to our Fabulous Four. And in the spirit of the season, may the luck of the Irish be with you! Cheers!

- Love, Mary + Rick + Jay

Note: If you were one of the competing couples in Phase I who did not make it to Phase II, or you believe that we have mis-counted and you should be in Phase II, please make sure to get in touch with us! We have something for you!

{ Phase I – the race is on! }

Wowee! It’s only been a couple of days since we launched the 2012 Wedding Threesome contest details and we already have some super eager brides going head-to-head to get through Phase I of our contest! Couples are required to have a minimum of 100 of their Facebook friends Like + Join + Add all three of the Threesome Vendors on Facebook (it’s not as easy as it sounds!)

Last year, we saw some serious creativity in Phase I: Notes, Groups, Tagging, Emails, and even some begging + pleading and (playful) threatening! One bride emailed us that she was hosting an Open House + Wine and Cheese night at her place, and friends weren’t allowed inside until they sat down at her computer and Liked+Joined+Added all of us, while another one donated a dollar for each “vote” to a local charity!

We’re curious to see how everyone steps up their game this year. There are lots of creative ways to get people involved!

{ helpful hints }

Rick + Jay + Mary decided to share some hints for Phase I…. so here are a few to get you started!

1) You ARE allowed to have other people {PIMP} their friends to join on your behalf (so long as those friends are posting that they’re supporting YOU) – (hint: give them a set of instructions that they can re-post!)

2) You ARE allowed to use our contest details, photos, and instructions across various social media without requesting special permission

3) Make sure to show some LIKE to all those peeps who worked hard to help you out (hint hint)

4) People are more likely to oblige when they know why they’re helping – so be sure to direct them to THIS POST to have it all make sense!

In the midst of all this excitement, Rick, Jay, and Mary have been receiving all kinds of questions about the details of what we’re doing… so we compiled them all, answered them as best we could, and wanted to share the details with all of you!

{ Q + A about our Wedding Threesome }

1. How are we keeping track?

Rick: “Well kids that part is up to you. What we suggest is you have your friends put something along the lines of “vote #57 for steve and kelly”.

Mary: Or you can track back and see our respective walls, “Like” the comments you’ve taken a note of, and keep track yourself. One bride is actually keeping track that each friend like + add + join ALL THREE pages (which they need to do) and she’s tagging the friends who haven’t in specific notes to (kindly) remind them to do so. Brilliant!!

Again, we’re not counting the LIKES + ADDS + JOINS…. you are! (though we will cross-reference to verify!)

2. OMG! This is so hard! How do I keep track of who Likes + Joins + Adds?

Rick: “Get them to tag their post, not just mention you. This way every time your name is mentioned you will receive a notice from fb. Simply count daily and make a post at the end of each day on our wall, or hire someone to make a computer program that tracks it for you. I bet someone on the Captivate team would be your monkey!”

Jay: *scowls at Rick*

Mary: *rolls her eyes*

3. Who can enter?

Rick: Anyone can. We’ll travel anywhere you want us to go…. just keep in mind that travel expenses are not part of this contest. With that being said, to spend about $2000 on travel to get a $10,000 wedding package is a pretty sweet deal in our opinion!

Rick follows up….. “Though, there are some certain “sketchy” destinations we probably won’t travel to, so if you’re questioning, it’s probably good that you contact one of us to check.”

Jay: You don’t have to be engaged. You just have to be planning a wedding in 2012 or 2013. (This is just a $10,000 incentive to pop the question!)

4. What if we’ve already booked one of you?

Mary: If you already have a standing contract with one of us, you can still enter the contest. Just be aware that your contract details still stand – you just receive 3 for the price of 1!

5. Is this for rizzle, ma nizzle?

Jay: “What the hell does that even mean?”

Rick: “I have no idea. I think they are asking if this contest is for real or if it’s fake?”

9. Did Mary really dye her hair red?

10. Did Rick finally shave?

Jay: “Not yet. He was spotted walking through the forest by bigfoot stalkers and now has to explain himself to the authorities.”

Mary: *rolls her eyes*

11. Is Jay’s arm sore from putting on and taking off his glasses the whole time you guys were filming?

Rick: “Yes, it’s currently in a sling and he is laid up in bed being fanned with palm leaves and fed grapes by little monkeys.”

Mary: “It’s true.”

12. Who the heck are Adam and Adrian? What role do they play?

Rick: “Watch this - http://youtu.be/JcSUWP0QNeY - the dude on the left with the beer stein is me, the old dude on the right is Jay, the monkeys represent Adam and Adrian”.

{ a quick Contest Rules review }

Just to remind all of you…..

Contest Rules:

1) Contest entrants can be located anywhere in the world

2) Participating couples must be getting married in 2012 or 2013.

3) A minimum of 100 Likes | Joins | and Adds are required to enter Phase II of the w3 v. 2.0 contest

4) Contest entrants must keep track of their own PIMP-ing totals (although, we will be cross-referencing to make sure we’re not being duped!).

5) Contestants can use any means necessary to get their friends to Like + Join + Add our pages (short of threats and other illegal stuff that can get us in trouble). Last year, contestants got super-creative with events, pages, groups, websites, emails, and tagging. Feel free to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pin, Call, Text…. whatever you have to do to help your $10,000 cause! (bonus points and honourable mentions WILL be awarded for creativity!)

6) The Threesome Vendors reserve the right to use any and all images of contestants for promotional purposes (unless specifically stated otherwise by the contestants themselves)

Valentine’s Day is about showing someone you love how much they mean to you!

Do you think a $10,000 wedding gift will help them understand?

For the past week, we’ve been airing the nail-biter episodes of Up 4 Grabs – our Wedding Threesome Miniseries brought to you by the fellas that created Skitzo, Deep River and other things you’ve probably never heard of.

{ the Trailer }

{ episode 1 : The Note }

{ episode 2 : The SOS }

{ episode 3 : Tuesday }

{ episode 4 : The Anagram }

{ episode 5 : Goin’ Vigilante }

{ episode 6 : The Right Setup }

And now… the moment you’ve all been counting down to and waiting for……

{ episode 7 : The Big Reveal! }

Yup! You heard it….. we’re doing it all over again… only this time, it’s bigger + better + bolder – and looming upon us! …. are you ready for this?

Regardless of whether you’re the one getting married, you know someone who is planning a wedding, or a $10,000 wedding prize is reason enough to pop the question – feel free to come on board!

Much like our retro Threesome contest, version 2.0 will be divided into three categories…. only instead of Sharing + Submitting + Selecting like we did last year, this year it’s all about PIMP-ing + PRESS-ing + PRODUCING!

{ phase I : PIMP }

Whether you, yourself are getting married, or you want to help give a bride you know the most amazing Valentine’s Day gift ever — the first step in winning a Wedding Day Threesome is to PIMP!

All you have to do is get your Facebook friends to Like | Join | Add all three of these!

IMPORTANT: Make sure your friends tell us who sent them (via post on each wall) AND tell you that they’ve Liked + Added + Joined all three of our pages (if it’s not all three, it doesn’t count!). Once you get to 100, 200, 300, etc. – please let us know via post on each of our Walls! (this keeps us informed and puts the pressure on your competitors!)

You have four weeks to get everyone you know to Like + Join + Add!

Ad the end of the four weeks, on Wednesday March 14th, the top 6 couples who did some serious Pimp-ing will be announced and will move on to Phase II: PRESS (details to be announced right here on Wednesday, March 14th!)

Contest Rules:

1) Contest entrants can be located anywhere in the world

2) Participating couples must be getting married in 2012 or 2013.

3) A minimum of 100 Likes | Joins | and Adds are required to enter Phase II of the w3 v. 2.0 contest

4) Contest entrants must keep track of their own PIMP-ing totals (although, we will be cross-referencing to make sure we’re not being duped!).

5) Contestants can use any means necessary to get their friends to Like + Join + Add our pages (short of threats and other illegal stuff that can get us in trouble). Last year, contestants got super-creative with events, pages, groups, websites, emails, and tagging. Feel free to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pin, Call, Text…. whatever you have to do to help your $10,000 cause! (bonus points and honourable mentions WILL be awarded for creativity!)

Good luck! and Happy PIMP-ing!

(You can find all the details about last year’s contest and winners here!)